Legal Counsel AMET

Job title: Legal Counsel AMET

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we build trusted and loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. Our mission is to enable better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view. To achieve this, we need people who can shape the future of our business and help us on our journey to becoming the best fast-moving consumer healthcare company in and for the world.

About Team:

In LEBI CHC we deliver added value as trusted partners to the CHC business, enabling its sustainable growth, caring about our consumers and people while protecting Sanofi’s independence.  We are a “Feel Good Team”, of legal, Ethics, Privacy professionals that find a convivial place to perform with excellence, flourish and have fun in our journey to become the Best LEBI team In and For the World.

We do so by delivering qualitative and timely legal advice, optimizing processes and resources, spotting trends and shaping the external environment, leveraging on LEBI’s CHC team capabilities and sharing accountability with the business for successes and failures.

Embracing these principles is key to succeed in the position. Role modelling the Sanofi’s Play to Win values (Stretch- Take Action- Consumers/Customers centric and think One Sanofi) is another critical attribute.

About Job:

Main Responsibilities:

• Drive the AMET zone legal strategy:

• Countries under your direct legal accountability: AMET Countries

• Legal oversight over distributors appointed to act on CHC’s behalf in the markets in your zone. Become a trusted legal advisor of AMET CHC Leadership Team, keeping them abreast of key legal/regulatory developments and trends

• Advise and assist on a wide range of business law matters such as contracting, supply manufacturing, digital, data privacy, among others

• Deliver high-quality, cost-effective, and timely legal services across the zone, managing legal and regulatory risk; enabling the achievement of business goals in compliance with all applicable legal, regulatory, standards and policies

• Establish adequate governance and local legal support, through an external network within your geographical scope. Oversee outside counsel, including selecting, budgeting, managing and evaluation

• Support on authorities’ investigations and inspections (excluding compliance topics managed by the EBI team) relating to CHC operations

• Manage CHC third party claims, disputes and litigations, in coordination with the Global Team

• Wise use of financial resources through budget adherence

• Drive executional excellence through simplification initiatives, optimization of ways of working, leveraging on technology -if applicable- locally and potentially globally; to effectively and efficiently render legal services

• Contribute and assist in drafting and implementing policies, providing relevant trainings to local CHC teams

• Shape the local legal environment, representing CHC in local legal or industry Forums

• Collaborate cross-functionally within and outside the CHC GBU with other legal experts, EBI, business functions and teams in priority projects stretching beyond your local role.

About you:

Preferably JD or equivalent Legal Degree

Preferably 6+ years of experience in similar roles in-house or at Law Firms specializing in the Consumer Sector Previous life sciences or FMCG experience, preferred.

Skills:

Able to work effectively within a team and autonomously

Driven, motivated, engaged and capable of managing own workload, with flexible approach to changing priorities

Communication, empathic and influencing skills; must be able to succinctly summarize and present complex legal concepts to business partners.

Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies

Organization skills with an eye for detail

Competent negotiator

Thoughtful Risk Taker, with sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information

High degree of professional ethics and integrity, determination and composure

Adaptability to embrace a dynamic and diverse working environment

Embracing these principles is key to succeed in the position- Role modelling the Sanofi’s Play to Win values (Stretch- Take Action- Consumers/Customers centric and think One Sanofi) is another critical attribute

English (read and understand), French (read and understand), preferably Arabic (read and understand)

Why Choose us?

• an international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team.

• access to internal recruitment and development libraries - you can create your own career path within Sanofi; your professional development will be supported purposefully.

• flexible home office policy, with a possibility to work up to 50% of time from home, where you can easily schedule your office days

• an attractive package of benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (mental health support, legal and financial consulting)

• Gender neutral paid parental leave as well as volunteer days

If the description fits your experience and has aroused your interest, please apply so we can get in contact with you!

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